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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Vanessa headed when the story picks up in October?
(a) The library.
(b) School.
(c) Grandpa Nye's house.
(d) A birthday party.

2. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?
(a) Olive Garden.
(b) Buck's Diner.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Grandpa Nye's house.

3. What did Vanessa's father swallow whole as a joke?
(a) Minnows.
(b) Flies.
(c) Mini marshmallows.
(d) Popcorn.

4. From what city does Dirk ship out to service?
(a) San Diego.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Miami.

5. Which of the following does Vanessa not consider herself to to?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Tall.
(c) Radiant.
(d) Ugly.

6. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?
(a) Musty.
(b) Smelly.
(c) Cool.
(d) Bright.

7. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?
(a) Listen to stories.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Look at old photographs.
(d) Drink homemade wine.

8. Which U.S. President does Grandpa Nye have a lot of interest in?
(a) William Henry Harrison.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) George Washington.

9. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?
(a) Summer Wanderings in Northern Canada.
(b) How to Tie a Tie.
(c) Buy a Car Without Being Taken for a Ride.
(d) Loves of My Life.

10. Grandpa Nye once had a brief career as a ___________________.
(a) Newspaper reporter.
(b) Mechanic.
(c) Surveyor.
(d) Welder.

11. What does Vanessa's mother talk to her about while Dirk is in town?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Sex.
(c) College.
(d) Make up.

12. Where is Dirk killed?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In France.
(c) On the beach at Normandy.
(d) On the deck of a ship.

13. What is the name of the boat belonging to Vanessa's friends at the lake?
(a) Smooth Sailin'.
(b) The Terminator.
(c) Sail on.
(d) Annabel Lee.

14. Grandpa Nye says that the roads the family will take on vacation are the same paths traveled by _______________ in the Indian campaigns of the 1790s.
(a) Geronimo.
(b) Anthony Wayne.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

15. How old is Grandpa Nye at this point in the story?
(a) 60.
(b) 79.
(c) 69.
(d) 89.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?

2. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

3. What plans to Vanessa and Dirk make?

4. In what month does Dirk visit Vanessa's family while on furlough?

5. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?

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